by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Nov 29, 2022 | Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
What do Field of Dreams and MI Have in Common? Motivational Interviewing Spirit! The movie Field of Dreams is a classic. (Can I call a 1989 film a classic? I think I just dated myself). Kevin Costner. Ray Leotta. James Earl Jones. Even if you aren’t a baseball fan,...
by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Nov 22, 2022 | 4 Processes, Affirmations and Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing, OARS Skills, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing, The Change Process
Motivational Interviewing Rewires the Brain. There’s a Motivational Interviewing course for that! This week, in the US, many of us celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s a holiday with an interesting history that I won’t go address here… but it does have me thinking...
by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Nov 15, 2022 | 4 Processes, Affirmations and Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing, OARS Skills, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing, The Change Process
Motivational Interviewing Miller & Rollnick! Here’s what’s new! The name “Motivational Interviewing” seems like a less-than-fitting name for what it actually is. For years, even as a trainer, I struggled with the name Motivational Interviewing.“Motivational”...
by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Nov 8, 2022 | 4 Processes, Affirmations and Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing, OARS Skills, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing, The Change Process
Motivational Interviewing Training Online Veterans: 4 MI Tips for Working with Veterans Every year, we set aside time to honor our nation’s veterans, our nation’s heroes. What comes to mind when you think about Veterans Day? For me, this brings images of...
by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Oct 11, 2022 | Affirmations and Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing, OARS Skills, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
Can I Use Motivational Interviewing All of the Time? I periodically get the question, “Do you use Motivational Interviewing all of the time?” Yes… and no. Let’s break it down.The simplest definition of MI, as cited in the Miller & Rollnick Motivational...
by Hillary Logan, LCSW, LCAS | Oct 4, 2022 | Motivational Interviewing, Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
Lock in Empathy! What does empathy have to do with it? Motivational Interviewing is all about empathy! You can have empathy without Motivational Interviewing, but you can’t have Motivational Interviewing without empathy!I’m a parent, and as a practitioner and trainer...